danman31

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 7, 2007 -> 11:16 AM) Usually, men grow until they are in their early 20's while women stop around the end of high school. Subtract a couple years off the men and a year or two off women and you are right. Durant in all likelihood is done. I'm taking Oden because I can't pass on size. I will always, always, always take the 7 footer.

I think Sweeney will become a solid contact hitter, but will never develop power. Sweeney hasn't shown power at any level while Young showed power at high A and AA. Young also has hit for higher averages than Sweeney.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 6, 2007 -> 04:58 PM) It'd be nice if they'd show some WAC/MWC games instead of Gonzaga every Monday night. Yeah, but I can't complain with live basketball starting at 11. Mizzou 77, Iowa State 55. First off, I'd like to apologize to Heads because I don't know who played tonight, but it wasn't the Mizzou team I've seen all year. I know this team has more potential than they've played to (having 1 senior will do that), but this is the best game they've played all year. In other news Nebraska picks up their 2nd straight road win with a win at Texas Tech 61-59. That's not real. The Big 12 is being stupid tonight.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 6, 2007 -> 01:02 AM) and down go the zags..i love that Loyola is horrible this year. The Zags will have to win their conf. tourney to get in at this point.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 09:43 PM) the infield and outfield group might be the worst I have ever seen by the Sox. our farm system is going into the toilet at express speed. Again, that isn't anywhere near what the real roster will look like. Sweeney, Rogo, Spivey, etc. will be down on the farm.

That's not much of a real roster. Guys like Kelly and Hernandez won't be sniffing AAA. A lot of these guys will be on the fringe for one level or another in spring training anyway.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 11:15 AM) And he did that as a 21 year old. Thats not impressive to you at all? His contact skills impress me, but 13 HR is far from exceptional. Especially when you consider the park factor. I think he'll be a .270-.290 hitter in the bigs, but will doubtfully consistently hit 25 HR in a season. His walk rate is rather poor as well. I'm thinking Mark DeRosa or Jay Payton, which isn't all that bad, but would probably disappoint a lot of people.

Weird that they thought striking out more has anything to do with your OBP (from the Fields part). They made it sound as if K'ing is worse than a regular out in terms of OBP. Also good to see they aren't big Owens fans, still don't know why everyone likes him on here. More of a general thing that related to this article, but why does everyone think Masset is Major League ready? His AAA numbers are unimpressive, only his K numbers are decent. I still don't think Sweeney is that good. 10 of his 13 HRs came in Charlotte's bandbox. I'd be willing to put good money he never becomes a consistent 25 HR guy and I don't even think that's much of a statement.

I want to see Scheyer do well, but I love to see Duke struggling. Nothing beats face shots of the Crazies when they lose at home.

The Letterman + Oprah CBS plug. It caught me off guard and I got a laugh out of it.

College basketball has decided to be very weird today.

Yeah, these publications will dump a cold 2nd tier guy and jump all over a hot 2nd tier guy quickly. I guess the idea is that the 2nd tier guys are all about the same, which I agree with to an extent, but it bothers me when guys that have produced at high levels got thrown off lists for guys who have struggled in A ball or lower.

BA always has some major question marks towards the bottom of the top 30. Whisler at 29? Long at 10? I'd be far happier if they switched, that's how bad those two placements are IMO. Among the other decisions as well. It's just not reasonable for BA to have good lists of 30 per team.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 1, 2007 -> 07:16 PM) We'll agree to disagree then. Gottlieb saying it was the most atrocious thing he's seen in college basketball in five years is a complete joke. That's a bit much but IU can stop saying they are a premier program if they are going to rush the court. It's like if Notre Dame was to rush the field (which I think they were going to do against USC a year ago, god that was great). QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 1, 2007 -> 11:47 PM) Same family as Jannero? Yes, younger brother.

This is reason enough to hate the city of Boston forever... Men accused of hoax plead not guilty CNN Video of coverage Wow people are dumb. I don't know how no one recognized them, but I'm ashamed to be a human being right now. F*cking idiots. Also, it was supposedly done in 7 other cities as a marketing campaign, but didn't cause a scare anywhere else.

I'm taking the 7 footer that is the best defender college basketball has seen in a long time any day of the week.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jan 31, 2007 -> 11:16 AM) Well, it is called "ACC Wednesday" on ESPN. They are the one conference that ESPN has exclusive rights to in hoops, but also have shared contracts with Big East, Big XII, SEC, and Big 10. Ever wonder why they televise every single ACC tourney game even a crappy Florida State/Wake Forest matchup that nobody could give a crap about. Sunday night hoops on FSN shows the ACC.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 05:28 PM) I am in but like Dan I kind of quit on my team when they blew junks and forgot my roster. I think I had Vladdy but am not too sure about anything else. I had Vlad you b****. He's mine. Vlad Soriano Prince Fielder Verlander Anibal Sanchez Edited with Johnson's injury.

Wichita State back to being a real team with a win at Northern Iowa.

I'm playing and don't remember my roster.

QUOTE(illinilaw08 @ Jan 29, 2007 -> 09:48 PM) I won't deny that he, like much of the US team, underachieved during the World Cup, most notably against the Czech Republic, but how can you judge him at the age of 22, playing against world class competition for the first time? Give him some seasoning against the best in the world and see what he can become. Writing him off now would be like writing off Brian Anderson after his first 2 months in the majors because he struggled mightily with major league pitching. Dude is 24 years old... give him a chance. At least Anderson is a very good centerfielder. My point is nothing about what you said of Onyewu was a soccer specific skill. You didn't say 'he's good at 50/50 balls', 'he is a great man marker', or 'he is a great distributer from the back'. You didn't say that because none of those things are true. All you said was he projects to be good at whatever sport he plays because his positive attributes were all physical.

If she's from Lake Forest can't she just get mommy and daddy to buy her way? There is NO doubt in my mind they can more than afford it.

QUOTE(illinilaw08 @ Jan 29, 2007 -> 07:26 PM) He's tall, strong and athletic. Plays physically, and he's only 24 years old. Hopefully playing against top competition allows him to make the leap that he is capable of making. And he will definitely get playing time for Newcastle given the state of their injuries. So he's a big deal because of what he can be and not what he is now? That's about right because he's never shown anything more than his physical ability and gifts. In terms of anything specific to soccer he was worthless in the World Cup.

I never understood the Onyewu buzz, but hopefully he does well.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 28, 2007 -> 06:05 PM) If you're using the term by athletic budget, then fine but most people do use it by if you're capable of playing with top teams. I don't think that's true. People don't consider Northwestern, Rutgers, or Baylor mid majors because they consistently suck. It's more of a conference affiliation which comes with more money and exposure which helps in the way of success.